Desk or cabinet drawer



No. 623,537. Patented Apr. 25, |899.

W. S. GRANGE.

DE S K 0 R C A B l N E T D R A W E R.

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DESK OR CABINET DRAWER.,

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 623,537', dated, April 25, 1899.

Application filed June 23, 1898. Serial No, 684,312. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WALLACE SUMNER GRANGE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Malta, in the county of De Kalb and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in'Desk or Cabinet Drawers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same, Vreference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part vof this specification.

My invention relates to a desk or cabinet, and has for its object to provide the same with a drawer which when drawn out will, by suitable means provided for the purpose, be tilted into an inclined position, so that the contents thereof may be easy of access and readily observed and which when moved inwardly will assume a horizontal position, so that it may be easily slid or moved into place inside of the desk or cabinet.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and such other ob jects as may hereinafter appear the invention consists in the construction and in the combination of parts hereinafter particularly described and then sought to be specifically defined by the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, and in which- Figure l is a perspective of a desk or cabinet, illustrating my invention applied thereto'and showing the drawer pulled Out and in its inclined position. Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the same parts, showing the drawer in its closed position; and Fig. 3, a vertical section through the same parts, showing the drawer pulled out and in its inclined position and one form of means employed for tilting the drawer.

In the drawings the numeral l designates a cabinet or desk of any approved design and dimensions and provided with a sliding frame 2, in which is pivoted a drawer 3, so as to be carried thereby, the drawer being pivoted to the frame in such manner-as, for instance, by placing the pivot-pins 4 so that the drawer will be eccentrically pivoted-as to permit it to assume a horizontal position when released from the influenceA of its tilting means, where.-

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by the drawer may be easily moved into its place inside of the desk or cabinet.

For the purpose of tilting the drawer into an inclined position when opened, so that its contents may be readily reached and observed, I provide suitable means to act upon the drawer for that purpose. As one means for the purpose I have illustrated in. Fig. 3 of the drawings a cord or wire 5, which is attached at one end to the forward end of the drawer, as indicated at the numeral 6, the other end of the cord or wire being attached to the cabinet or drawer at a suitable point-for instance, to the bottom or partition 8 at the point I-the cord or wire passing through a suitable opening 9, made in the rear of the sliding frame 2. When the drawer is in its horizontal position and the drawer and frame are moved into the desk or cabinet, the cord or wire will assume a folded position, so as to be outof the way. W'hen the slide is moved out, this cord or wire will exert no influence upon the drawer until the slack in the cord or wire is taken up, and after that point is reached and the slide is moved farther outward the cord or Wire will exert a tension or pull upon the forward end of the drawer, sov

as to tilt the same into the inclined position shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. When the drawer is in this position, its contents are held at such an angle that they can be readily reached, as well as readily observed, by a person standing or sitting in front of the If the drawer be used for filing papers or other articles, it will be provided with index-cards l0, any one or more of whiclimay be opened to give access to the particular papers wanted, and when thus opened the cards which are thrown forward may rest against the front of the frame 2, which will constitute a support therefor, and thus cause the index-cards to stand open at the point where access is to be had to its papers, and when in such position the particular contents to be used can be easily perused. This will be a very great convenience, as will be apparent to persons accustomed to use index-cards or files. As soon as the sliding frame is moved partially inward the tilting means will cease to exert its influence upon the drawer, andV thereupon the drawer will drop to its horizontal position by reason of its eccentrically- IOS located pivots, and the slide, with its drawer, can then be moved into its closed position inside of the desk or cabinet.

To guard against the possibility of the drawer being tilted more than is desirable, I may employ a strap Il, of suitable material, attached at one end vto the drawer and at the opposite end to the slide-frame, as illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings, which strap will limit the tilting of the drawer, as is obvious.

Pins or pegs l2 may project from the inside of the sliding frame, so as to constitute a rest or support for the rear portion of the drawer when in its horizontal position.

Instead of using a cord or wire, as illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings, I may employ a thin and comparatively narrow metallic ribbon, (designated by the numeral I3 in Fig. 2 ofthe drawings.) This ribbon is illustrated as corrugated, so that when the slide-frame is drawn ont the ribbon will be distended, and after the slide-frame is moved somewhat farther out this ribbon will exert a tension or pull upon the drawer the same as the cord or wire already described, so as to tilt the drawer into its inclined position. Upon pushing bacluvard the slide-frame the tension of the ribbon upon the drawer will be. relieved, so that the drawer will assume its horizontal position, and as the slide and drawer are moved into position in the desk or cabinet the ribbon will contract by reason of its corrugations, and thus the slack will be taken up and the ribbon suitably dispose itself beneath the desk or drawer, as illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings. This corrugated metallic ribbon maybe well defined as a tilting means for the drawer under the influence ofa slack takeup, as the slack in the ribbon is taken up by the recoil of the spring` formed by the corrugations in the ribbon.

I have described what I consider to be suitable and efficient means for tilting the drawer upon withdrawal of the slide-frame; but I wish it distinctly understood that I do not wish to contine myself to such particular means, as alterations therein can be made without departing from this feature of my invention. I have also illustrated and described the preferred details of construction of the several parts illustrated; but I do not limit myself thereto, as it is obvious that changes may be made and the essential features of my invention be employed.

Having described my invention and set forth its merits, what I claim is l. In a desk or cabinet, the combination of a sliding frame, a swinging drawer secured thereto, andpositive means for tilt-ing the drawer whenthe sliding frame is drawn out, substantially as and for the purposes described.

' In a desk or cabinet, the combination of a sliding frame, a drawer pivotally secured thereto and heavier on one side ol' its pivot than on the other so. as to normally assume a horizontal position, and positive means Vfor tilting the drawer into an inclined position when the sliding frame is drawn out, substantially as and for the purposes described.

In a desk or cabinet, the combination of a sliding frame, a swinging drawer secured thereto, positive means for tilting the drawer when the sliding frame is drawn out, and means for limiting the tilt o f the drawer., substantially as and for the purposes described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

XVALLACE SUMNER GRANGE.

XVitnesses:

BRUCE l. REIssNEi-t, WILLTAM L. S'rErnnNs. 

